Riddles and illustrations use candy to teach mathematical skills and concepts including negative numbers, number lines, quantity comparison, number sentences, and fractions.
Barbara Barbieri McGrath Author Barbara wanted to combine her interest in writing with her desire to make learning fun. This, and her experience with children, inspired her to write her first book, The M&M'SŪ Brand Counting Book, which has over a million copies in print. She has also written several other books, including More M&M'sŪ Brand Math, The Cheerios Counting Book(Scholastic), and The Baseball Counting Book.
She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and their two children.